INDIANTOWN, Fla. — A 29-year-old prisoner at the Martin Correctional Institution used a shoestring to strangle his cellmate because he was “a pervert,” according to an arrest affidavit.
Martin County sheriff’s detectives said Ricky Silva killed Terry Bell, 45, in their cell early Wednesday morning.Bell’s body was discovered at about 2:40 a.m. while a corrections officer was conducting his hourly cell checks. A shoestring was tied tightly around his neck.
Terry Bell
